stampfree.ai Raises Over £1 Million to Accelerate Social Returns and AI Innovation

stampfree. ai has successfully raised £1,029,968 in new investment, strengthening the company’s mission to modernise ecommerce logistics through social media customer experiences and AI label-free parcel technology. The round includes continued backing from long-term investor R42 Group, who have supported stampfree.

ai in every fundraising round to date, alongside strong participation from other existing and new investors including the crowdfunding communities on Crowdcube and Republic. The raise follows a transformative 12 months for stampfree.

ai, marked by major commercial and technology milestones across ecommerce returns, carrier integrations, and intellectual property development. Most notably, the company launched what it believes to be a world-first ecommerce returns journey managed entirely through WhatsApp, poweredby its appfree platform.

The innovation enables consumers to manage returns seamlessly within WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger, removing the friction of downloading apps or navigating complex return portals. Over the past year, stampfree.

ai has also completed appfree integrations with major delivery networks including Royal Mail and Evri, helping retailers streamline customer communication and parcel return experiences.

Alongside its appfree progress, the company secured both EU and US patents for its proprietary AI-powered labelfree technology, off the back of its UK patent, which allows consumers to send parcels and ecommerce returns without printing or attaching labels. The technology is already live in a number of regions including deployment with QazPost in Kazakhstan.

This latest investment round was once again hugely oversubscribed, reflecting the confidence both of existing and new investors in stampfree. ai as we utilise AI to revolutionise parcel shipping technology. – Hugh Craigie Halkett, CEO & Founder, stampfree. ai.

“The ecommerce industry still relies on outdated customer journeys, printed labels, and app downloads. We’re building technology that makes parcel sending and returns radically simpler for consumers, whilst increasing market share for carriers/retailers and reducing their operational costs.”

The new funding will support continued product development, international expansion, strategic partnerships, and further deployment of stampfree. ai’s appfree and labelfree technologies across global postal and ecommerce networks. As ecommerce continues to evolve, and utilising AI, stampfree.

ai is positioning itself at the forefront of conversational and social commerce, customer experience automation, and next-generation parcel infrastructure.